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DENVER BRONCOS

Brandon Marianne Lee: I’m pegging Royce Freeman as the play of the week. Is that smart, or totally ludicrous?

Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala), The Athletic Denver: Smart. With Phillip Lindsay out, the running game will go through Freeman. It won’t be easy against a Chargers defense that ranks in the top 10 in net yards, rushing yards, passing yards and points allowed. But the Broncos have lost seven starters to injuries, the majority of them on the offensive side, and they need Freeman to step up big to give the...